Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report

Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode typified by a complex replication cycle exhibiting autoinfection, parthenogenesis and a long tenacity of survival in the human host. This infection remains endemic in the humid tropical countries of the world. There exists no gold standard test for the diagnos...

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Main Authors: Neetha S. Murthy, Morubagal Raghavendra Rao, Ranjitha Shankare Gowda, A. Tejashree, Nikita Shah
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Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2024-12-01
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description Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode typified by a complex replication cycle exhibiting autoinfection, parthenogenesis and a long tenacity of survival in the human host. This infection remains endemic in the humid tropical countries of the world. There exists no gold standard test for the diagnosis of this parasitic infection. However, Inability to clinch the diagnosis can prove fatal among immunosuppressed individuals. We report one such rare case of strongyloidiasis presenting as thrombocytopenic acute gastroenteritis in a patient with chronic kidney disease.
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spelling doaj-art-c87accb5d58745d19fa31e0c334ecde02025-08-20T02:21:39ZengJournal of Pure and Applied MicrobiologyJournal of Pure and Applied Microbiology0973-75102581-690X2024-12-0118422842287https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.18.4.50Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case ReportNeetha S. Murthyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9369-0861Morubagal Raghavendra Raohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9666-0999Ranjitha Shankare Gowdahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7292-2053A. Tejashreehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0673-8551Nikita ShahStrongyloides stercoralis is a nematode typified by a complex replication cycle exhibiting autoinfection, parthenogenesis and a long tenacity of survival in the human host. This infection remains endemic in the humid tropical countries of the world. There exists no gold standard test for the diagnosis of this parasitic infection. However, Inability to clinch the diagnosis can prove fatal among immunosuppressed individuals. We report one such rare case of strongyloidiasis presenting as thrombocytopenic acute gastroenteritis in a patient with chronic kidney disease.https://microbiologyjournal.org/masquerading-lethal-strongyloidiasis-in-a-patient-with-chronic-kidney-disease-a-case-report/strongyloides stercoralischronic kidney diseaseacute gastroenteritisimmunosuppression
spellingShingle Neetha S. Murthy
Morubagal Raghavendra Rao
Ranjitha Shankare Gowda
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Nikita Shah
Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
strongyloides stercoralis
chronic kidney disease
acute gastroenteritis
immunosuppression
title Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report
title_full Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report
title_fullStr Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report
title_short Masquerading Lethal Strongyloidiasis in A Patient with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report
title_sort masquerading lethal strongyloidiasis in a patient with chronic kidney disease a case report
topic strongyloides stercoralis
chronic kidney disease
acute gastroenteritis
immunosuppression
url https://microbiologyjournal.org/masquerading-lethal-strongyloidiasis-in-a-patient-with-chronic-kidney-disease-a-case-report/
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